尽管2025年有10名流利的长者死亡,但长者和年轻发言者仍在恢复使用接近灭绝的帕萨马科迪语,只有不到7%的部落成员流利。
The Passamaquoddy language, near extinction with fewer than 7% of tribe members fluent, is being revived by elders and young speakers despite 10 fluent elders dying in 2025.
帕萨马夸迪语在部落3400名成员中不到7%使用,2025年就有超过10位流利长者去世,语言濒临灭绝。
The Passamaquoddy language, spoken by fewer than 7% of the tribe’s 3,400 members, is nearing extinction as over 10 fluent elders died in 2025 alone.
由于殖民化和强迫同化,在缅因北部和新不伦瑞克曾经广泛流行过,但已经下降。
Once widespread in northern Maine and New Brunswick, it has declined due to colonization and forced assimilation.
诸如Brianna“Sipsis” Smith和Dwayne Tomah(60岁最流利、最流利的发言者)等年轻发言者,通过部落机构的日常使用、教学和文化保护,正在领导振兴工作,目的是重新使用系统消化所用的语言。
Younger speakers like Brianna “Sipsis” Smith and Dwayne Tomah, the youngest fluent speaker at 60, are leading revitalization efforts through daily use, teaching, and cultural preservation at tribal institutions, aiming to reclaim a language taken by systemic erasure.